It is no secret that Generations Y and Z do not often see eye-to-eye with the Baby Boomer generation on a number of complex cultural, social, and political issues.  Baby Boomers criticize Millennials (Generation Y, born between 1981 and 1996) and Gen Zers (Generation Z, born between 1997 and 2010) as “entitled” and “narcissistic.”  In turn, Millennials and Gen Zers criticize Baby Boomers as “hypocritical” and “oblivious.”  Baby Boomers fault Millennials and Gen Zers for…

With Thanksgiving just around the corner, we would like to take a moment to appreciate all of the wonderful people in our lives that we have the pleasure of working with every day. At LCW, we are thankful to do the work that we love within the communities that we love. Our clients are a constant reminder of why we do what we do, and we are grateful to be able to serve them. This…

There are two ways an FLSA covered employer may pay a nonexempt employee a fixed salary: the employer may pay a salary for a specific number of hours each week or the employer may pay a salary for whatever number of hours are worked in the week.  Payment of a fixed salary for fluctuating hours of work – referred to as a Fluctuating Workweek – is permitted by existing Department of Labor (DOL) guidelines at…

Many CalPERS agencies hire CalPERS retirees for limited post-retirement work to help with overflow or special projects.  Often times, these retirees are the agency’s former employees who are familiar with the agency and the work to be performed.  CalPERS can review these arrangements and determine that the retiree was engaging in unlawful post-retirement work either during the retiree’s appointment or years after the retiree’s post-retirement work ended.  If CalPERS determines that there is a violation,…

If you are a supervisory employee for a public agency or private school in California, or a member of your employer’s human resources department, you have most likely sat through a 2-hour supervisory training regarding preventing harassment in the workplace.  You may know this training as “AB 1825  Training.”  If you are a non-supervisory employee, don’t feel left out!  Due to recent changes in California law, if you have not already done so, your employer…

On August 30, 2019, Governor Newsom signed Assembly Bill 1554, which requires employers to notify employees of the deadline to withdraw flexible spending account funds.  Many employers offer employees the opportunity to participate in flexible spending accounts.  These are employer-owned accounts into which employees can put money to pay for certain eligible expenses on a pre-tax basis.  Different types of flexible spending accounts include those for health, dependent care (sometimes known as a dependent care…

Once again, the annual look at outlandish employment cases that should make you all think, “It could be worse.” No Pot of Gold at the End of This Rainbow The former aide of a state senator (amazingly not California) submitted a complaint to the state’s division of human rights, complaining that the state senator directed him to dress up as a leprechaun for a St. Patrick’s Day parade. According to the former aide, his “basic…